United States
Thinking Collectively To Gain Affordable Housing
In Boston, labor unions and community groups are joining forces to win victories for affordable housing.
Prices Keep Rising For Downtown Housing Development
In cities across the country, the trend of downtown housing development is booming. Prices per square-foot have more than doubled since last year in some cities.
Nation's Safest And Most Dangerous Cities
A list of the least and most dangerous cities in the United States as ranked by the research and publishing company Morgan Quitno Press.
Time For Something Lighter: Obesity, Transportation and Energy Use
Steven E. Polzin presents some lighthearted observations on Americans' heavyset figures, while examining the relationship between our increasing waistlines and the nation's demand for energy.
New Home Prices Plummet
The median price of a new home dropped nearly 10% in September, 2006 -- the largest one-year decline since 1970. Home builders reduce prices to clear inventory.
Red And Blue States Cough Up For Land Conservation
Voters are routinely taxing themselves to preserve land and quality of life - no matter their political persuasion.
Friday Funny: Tacoma Asks Portland For Annexation
A recent unanimous decision by the Tacoma, Washington, City Council has launched a proposal to not-so-nearby Portland, Oregon, to consider annexation. If accepted, the proposal would create a multi-state city separated by more than 100 miles.
Energy Efficient Building Methods Offset By Huge Home Sizes
Despite the wave of green building techniques that have appeared over recent years, the energy efficiency of new houses is being offset by a rising average size of single family homes, which has increased by almost 1,500 square feet since 1950.
Can U.S. Handle 400 Million?
America's population recently reached 300 million, and is on a track to increase by another 100 million within 30 to 40 years. Based on the increasing use of resources, many fear that 400 million may be too much to handle.
Good Advice On Writing and Tenure for Aspiring Academics
Ann Forsyth, the Dayton Hudson Chair of Urban Design and director of the Metropolitan Design Center at the University of Minnesota, offers advice to academics aspiring for tenure on the importance and process of publishing.
Housing Bubble: Who's Paying Attention?
Millions of middle-class homeowners may lose their life savings if the economy slides into a severe recession, so why aren't more politicians, bankers, economists and policy analysts taking the threat of a housing market collapse seriously?
Seven Reasons For A $1 Gas Tax Increase
Harvard Professor Gregory Mankiw lists seven reasons why he would like to see Congress incrementally increase the gas tax by $1 per gallon over the next decade.
More Homebuyers Seeking Rescue From Mortgages
Nonprofit organizations are offering foreclosure prevention programs to assist people when their mortgages have become unmanageable.
Planners Grapple With Creating 'Complete Streets'
Planners in Seattle and Sacramento are learning it isn't just nice to share the road -- it is necessary.
Suburbs Without The Sprawl
Joel Kotkin looks to Reston, Virginia, and other suburban villages as the new way for America to handle an increasing population without succumbing to the negative aspects of traditional sprawl.
The Business Of Student Housing
Outside developers are rushing into the growing student housing market as colleges and universities look for ways to lower costs.
Worst Real Estate Markets In The U.S.
A slideshow depicts the 10 worst real estate markets in the US right now, with San Diego coming out on the bottom.
Forest Fires Ignite Logging Debate
The Bush administration supports commercial logging of dead timber after a forest fire. Environmentalists say dead trees are essential for a forest to regrow.
Land Matters: William H. Whyte, Meet Pokemon
In a preview of the November Land Matters column, Landscape Architecture magazine editor Bill Thompson, FASLA, asks, how far is too far when it comes to commercial activities in public parks?
Friday Funny: California Intersection Site of 'Wicked' Accidents
The Onion reports on how an 'insane' California intersection is the most likely site of 'awesome' car crashes.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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